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Two Maps of Emery is Laurence Hutchman's second book dedicated to the place in North York called Emery. Most in the GTA would not know of this place. But Hutchman brings it back to life in this book of memoir—styled poetry.
Divided into two sections: 'The First Map of Emery' begins with the story of John Graves Simcoe and finishes with the post—war period. 'The Second Map of Emery' details the arrival of families from elsewhere in Canada and Europe. Hutchman adds a personal touch by recounting his own family's journey to this new land as well as his own experiences growing up there.

Laurence Hutchman grew up in Emery, Northwest Toronto. He received his PhD at the Université de
Montréal and has taught at a number of universities including Concordia University, the University
of Western Ontario and the Université de Moncton in Edmundston where he was a professor for
twenty-three years.

Laurence Hutchman has published nine books of poetry, co-edited Coastlines: the Poetry of Atlantic
Canada and edited a book of interviews In the Writers’ Words: Conversations with Eight Canadian Poets.
He has received numerous grants and won awards including the WFNB’s prize for individual poems
and in 2007 he received the Alden Nowlan Award for Excellence. His poetry has been translated into
French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Polish and Chinese. He has served as representative for Quebec and
New Brunswick/PEI for the League of Canadian Poets and as President of the Writers’ Federation of
New Brunswick. Hutchman has had many readings and conducted numerous workshops in Canada,
the United States, China, Ireland and Bulgaria.

He lives with his wife, the painter Eva Kolacz-Hutchman in Oakville.